MOUNTAINSIDE — The Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee will hold its’ third annual Pie Baking Contest on Sunday, Oct. 17, in conjunction with the Union County Four Centuries weekend of festivities.
The contest’s pie judging will take place at 2 p.m. at the Historic Deacon Andrew Hetfield House located at Constitution Plaza near the Mountainside Library off Birch Hill Road. At the conclusion of the judging, slices of all the pies will be sold to raise funds for Mountainside’s Historic Restoration.
The contest is open to all amateur bakers. Judges will include local food professionals who will score the pies on the following categories: Flavor, Filling, Crust, Overall Appearance and Creativity. Only fruit pies are eligible for judging.
They must be made with fresh, canned or frozen fruit and can have one or two crusts in 8 or 9 inch disposable pans. Ribbons will be awarded to the pies with the highest scores.
For details and an entry form, go to mountainsidehistory.org. Entry forms can also be picked up at Mountainside’s Borough Hall, Library, Deerfield or Beechwood Schools. Entry forms are due by Friday, Oct. 15 no later than 5 p.m. Contact Carol Goggi at 908-789-9420 for further information.